LPA No. 1567 of 2026 (O&M) -1- 115 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH LPA No. 1567 of 2026 (O&M) DATE OF DECISION: 02.07.2026 ABIDA KHAN ......APPELLANT Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS .........RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMARINDER SINGH GREWAL Present: Mr. Abhishek Joon, Advocate, for the appellant. Ms. Anu Pal, Additional Advocate General, Haryana, for respondents No. 1 and 2-State. Mr. Kanwal Goyal, Advocate, for respondent No. 3-HPSC. ***** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J.(ORAL) 1. The present Letters Patent Appeal has been filed under Clause X of the Letters Patent against the impugned judgment/order dated 18.05.2026 passed by the learned Single Judge in CWP No. 15523 of 2026 titled as Abida Khan vs. State of Haryana and others wherein the candidature for the post of PGT English under BC-B category was rejected in pursuant to the advertisement 22/2024, dated 23.07.2024. 2. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the writ petition was dismissed based upon an order passed in LPA No. 1397 of 2025 titled as Haryana Public Service Commission vs. Pardeep Kumar and others, which judgment, according to the appellant, is not applicable to the facts and circumstances of the present case. He, therefore, submits that the present appeal may kindly be disposed of as not pressed with liberty to file NITIN 2026.07.06 10:40 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document LPA No. 1567 of 2026 (O&M) -2- a review petition before the learned Single Judge to point out that the judgment relied upon was not applicable to the facts of the present case, along with any other ground permissible in law. 3. The present appeal stands disposed of as not pressed with the liberty as aforesaid. 4. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. (HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI) JUDGE JULY 02, 2026 (AMARINDER SINGH GREWAL) nitin JUDGE Whether Speaking Yes Whether Reportable No NITIN 2026.07.06 10:40 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document